Cincinnati Bearcats womens head basketball coach Jamelle Elliott ,left, high fives Xavier's womens head coach Amy Waugh before their press conference about he Women's Crosstown Classic on Dec, 2, at Fifth Third Arena. (Tony Tribble for the Enquirer)

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For the seventh straight year, grade-school girls will pack the stands to watch the Cincinnati and Xavier women's basketball teams battle for the Kendle Cup in the Skyline Chili Women's Crosstown Classic. Event officials announced Thursday that 8,000 tickets already had been distributed for the Dec. 2 game at Fifth Third Arena. Tipoff is at 2 p.m.